- Collection
- Civil War Enlistment Certificates
- Title
- Civil War Enlistment Certificates
- Object ID
- MG0422
- Date Range
- 1864
Civil War was
absolute. The drafted man could always hire a substitute if he could afford it. Starting in
1862, the U.S. government allowed this escape from military service on the theory that,
so long as each name drawn from the wheel produced a man, it made no difference
whether the drafted person or